The Isle of Man will treat same-sex marriages as if they were civil partnerships, the island’s Policy and Reform Minister Chris Robertshaw has told the Tynwald. The first same-sex marriages in Wales and England took place in March, while Scotland…
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Luxembourg joins the marriage club
Luxembourg today became the ninth EU country to legalise same-sex marriage. The bill passed by a landslide – 56 votes in favour and 4 against. The law will come into effect from January 1st next year. Luxembourg has an openly…
Stormont denies us a third time
For the third time in two years, the Northern Ireland Assembly has voted down a motion to introduce same-sex marriage there – now the one part of the UK not to have legislated for it. The proposal was defeated by…
Stormont debates same-sex marriage… again
Unlike the rest of the UK, Northern Ireland hasn’t passed same-sex marriage into law. Today for the third time the devolved Stormont assembly will debate bringing the law there into line with the rest of the UK. It seems unlikely…
Coalition split on Civil Partnerships
Today’s Sunday Times reports that the government is split on introducing mixed-sex civil partnerships. After the battle of words with some faith groups over same-sex marriage Conservative leader David Cameron is reported to be unwilling to support extension of civil…